OTTAWA — On the western side of Major's Hill Park, tall stalks of corn wave in the breeze from planters overlooking the place where the Rideau Canal empties ...
OTTAWA — On the western side of Major's Hill Park, tall stalks of corn wave in the breeze from planters overlooking the place where the Rideau Canal empties into the Ottawa River.
"I think that showing food growing in urban spaces is inspiring. It's a nice thing to see," said Erin Beagle, the executive director of Roots Community Food Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont., an organization that advocates for dignified food access."To tell people it's for food insecurity and then to even tell people who are food insecure, 'Actually, no, but you can't touch that' is like waving something in front of them that they need.
In recent years, problems associated with poverty and drug use have become so acute in the ByWard Market that the local business association has hired private security and successfully lobbied the city to open a police operational centre so as to step up patrols.That has not kept people from living in makeshift encampments throughout the area. Panhandlers sit out the sweltering summer days in the shade of doorways, and community organizations drop by with bottles of water and sandwiches.
The NCC also said its planters in Major's Hill are meant to be ornamental and on display until November. Liu said growing edible plants helps ensure harmony with urban wildlife like rabbits, groundhogs and birds, which do eat the displays. "People can walk through at any time of the day and any time of the night, when we're there, when we're not there, and the vandalism is almost nothing. I'm sure people come in and taste and try and are involved in the food in ways that we don't know about, but it is not concerning to us," she said.
As the final tournament of the FedEx Cup regular season, the Wyndham Championship usually attracts a handful of big names looking for one last chance to salvage a season or secure a playoff run that will pave the way for future glory. The tournament lNANTERRE, France — In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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